Pig latin

This page will tell you how to speak and/or translate from English to Pig-Latin.

The word Pig-Latin is mentioned in the book Holes,It is a language dedicated to trouble makers.
For example X-rays name in pig latin means *blind* once you read on the mid-chapters of the book you will find out why.
so Pig latin which was mentioned in the book Holes is having the reference at least 20% of the book because it Gives a explanation of one of the characters in the book.

This is how the rules of pig latin go:
Steps

1. Remove the preceding consonant(s) from the word and put them at the end.
2. Add "ay" to the end of the word.
   • Example:
   • Pig Latin = igpay atinlay
   • Paint the fence white = aintpay ethay encefay itewhay
   • Don't slump = on'tday umpslay
   • My dog = ymay (pronounced eye-may) ogday
3. Add "-way" to the end of one-syllable words that start with a vowel, and leave the first letter in front.
   • Example:
   • it = itway
   • arm = armway
   • up = upway

Some exceptions

1. Multi-syllabic words that start with vowels often are the same as 1 syllable words.
   • isthmus = isthmusay
   • ingenious - ingeniousay
   • archery = archeryay
   • ending = endingay
   • ultimate = ultimateay
2. Compound words work better when you split them into separate words.
   • bedroom = edbay oomray
   • toothbrush = oothtay ushbray
   • wallpaper = allway aperpay

More Examples

• Can anyone hear me? = Ancay anyoneay earhay emay?
• I have a secret = Iway avehay away ecretsay.
• The guy next to me has toilet paper stuck to his shoe = Ethay uygay extnay otay emay ashay oiletay aperpay uckstay otay ishay oeshay.
• Are these really all the rules? Areway esethay eallyray allway ethay ulesray?
• There may be some missing. = Erethay aymay ebay omesay issingmay.

Tips

• when you start to speak pig latin,you could speak slowly if you make a mistake you can correct it. after some time, you will have the ability to speed up.
• There is a definite rhythm and flow to the language - often it takes some experimentation to get it smooth.
• There are also variations of Pig Latin where, instead of adding "-way" to the end of words that start with a vowel, you add "-hey," "-yay," or simply "-ay" (e.g., "arm" would be "armhey," "armyay," or "armay").
• Some people put dashes in front of the suffix. E.g., ome-say eople-pay ut-pay ashes-day in-way ont-fray of-way e-thay uffix-say.
• All words should begin with a vowel.

Warning!!!

• as always kids have good brains and have a tendancy to remember things at their young age SO be careful if you ever learn pig latin always hide it from your kids because if they learn how to speak pig-latin you wont be able to hide things from them any more.

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